Brothers plotted to supply drugs, court told (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Brothers plotted to supply drugs, court told

3:10pm Wednesday 29th April 2009 in

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Six men, including two Bradford brothers, have gone on trial accused of a plot to supply heroin and cocaine.

Shafiqul Ali, 28, and Sham-sul Islam, 31, both of St George’s Place, Little Hor-ton, deny conspiracy to supply Class A drugs between January 31 and July 19 last year.

In the dock with them at Bradford Crown Court are Quayes Ahmed, 28, of London; Andrew Bullock, 31, of Middlesex; Ian Waldron, 46, of Liverpool and Joseph Housen, 30, of Harehills, Leeds. The four plead not guilty to conspiring with others to supply Class A drugs on single dates in June and July 2008.

Jonathan Sandiford, opening the case for the Crown, told the jury: “These defendants were involved in a wholesale market for the supply of controlled drugs.”

He said Islam, Ali and another man in Bradford were dealing in kilograms and half-kilograms of heroin and cocaine. Police saw them meet up with various people on three occasions when significant quantities of drugs and cash were received, the jury was told.

Mr Sandiford said that on June 10, Waldron travelled from Liverpool to meet Islam and Ali in Bradford.

He said police saw an exchange, and when Wald-ron was later stopped on a motorway £28,000 in cash was found in the car.

Mr Sandiford said that in early July Islam and Housen drove to London. He alleged it was to arrange for drugs to be brought to West York-shire by Bullock. The jury heard Bullock and another man then travelled by mini-cab to West Yorkshire.

Mr Sandiford claimed the drug conspirators got “cold feet” and dispersed in different directions. He said police stopped Bullock on the M1 and found £35,840 of cocaine under the car.

On July 18, Mr Sandiford said Ahmed met Ali and Islam in Bradford, watched by surveillance officers.

He said Ahmed was arrested shortly afterwards. In his car was £24,000 of heroin.

The trial continues.